How many subs?

Author: AbrahamAlgorithm

0x16-api_advanced/0-subs.py

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+import requests
+
+def number_of_subscribers(subreddit):
+    """
+    Returns the number of subscribers for a given subreddit.
+    If the subreddit is invalid, returns 0.
+    """
+    url = f"https://oauth.reddit.com/r/{subreddit}/about"
+    headers = {"User-Agent": "Mozilla/5.0"}
+
+    try:
+        response = requests.get(url, headers=headers, allow_redirects=False)
+        response.raise_for_status()
+        data = response.json()
+        return data["data"]["subscribers"]
+    except (requests.exceptions.RequestException, ValueError, KeyError):
+        return 0